Dresses H&m

H&M is known for their high fashion at low prices

Brilliant H&M Shopping Tips You Need to Know

1. Bring in old clothes to save 15%.

H&M isn’t trying to hide this, but it still seems to be one of the best-kept savings secrets. You can bring in your old clothes—any brand, in any condition—and get a 15% savings certificate. That’s 15% OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE!!! The donation bins are located near the cash registers. Simply locate an employee and let them know you have some clothes to donate. They will watch you put the clothes in the bin and reward you with a coupon good for 15% off your next in-store purchase. The coupons even work on sale items! (But not on special promos like BOGO or special combo promotions.)

You can donate up to two bags a day, and the coupons are good for several months at a time. Each bag should contain at least three to five articles of clothing. You can even donate non-clothing textiles like sheets and towels.

2. Save around 30% with discounted gift cards.

Discount H&M gift cards are plentiful, and the savings are amazing! At Raise.com, there are dozens of gift cards in or around 16% off face value. And at GiftCardGranny.com, there are hundreds of H&M cards available, with savings of up to 30%. This is the easiest way ever to give yourself some more room in your budget. The best part is, you can use these on any item in the store, including sale items, and you can combine them with other discounts.

3. The best time to shop H&M is end of season.

This is one area where H&M mirrors a typical clothing retailer. As the seasons change, the sale sections become flush with new products. Check in early and often for the best selection, as even the employees don’t know when an item will be moved to the discount rack.

4. Read the secret price-tag code to know when to buy.

H&M clothing has nine seasons. Four seasons seems kind of boring in comparison, eh? A quick look at the price tag will tell you what the current season is. If most of the clothes are in season four, and you find a season three item, odds are good it will be marked down soon. The season is the seventh number in the first line of numbers under the bar code. You’ll see the tag above is for a season two item.

5. Fast production time means fewer markdowns.

It takes most clothing retailers an average of six months to get clothes from concept to rack. H&M has refined their process so much that in some cases it only takes them two weeks. Their whole philosophy is to produce high-fashion items in limited quantities. This feeds the “gotta have it now” frenzy but, unfortunately, reduces the number of markdowns.

6. Turnover is high, and price adjustments are nonexistent.

If you see something you can’t live without at H&M, you’d better grab it now, or prepare to be sorry. The inventory at H&M is designed to fly off the shelves quickly, so nothing sticks around for long. The high turnover means they always have a good sale section, but you can’t predict what inventory will be there long enough to even go on sale. If your favorite item does go on sale after you buy it, you’re probably out of luck since H&M doesn’t offer a price matching guarantee. The only way to recoup the discount is to return it (if it’s unworn) and buy it again.